The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-06-26
CLOSING SCENES.
r,. Last Day at the Utah
1D' Driving Park.
EARLY JR. GETS A BLACK Z E.
pt,mopd a victOr-Echo's
Bia snrprise Party-Another Mar
INV Escape from Death

EsCNUO
n.snite the vino, dust and appear
p' IS rain. a considerable number
'nOo N attendance to witness the last
HS snort of the spring meeting
DAY Ie who were promptly on hand at
feOt aJvertised time had exactly one
~ . to wait. as the first heat wes done
hot Lo free.for-au trot at o'clock pre-
IL ~ BLACK Diamond was the favor
C'sq sro,, the start, s.lling about 4 to l,
~ the friends and hackers OF
W tI velox were not scarce bas.ng
1Lai- homes on his performance OF
~ or TWO back, when he beat his
20 's,oest competitor, Black Diamond.
-.bont great difficulty. Despite all
w. however, Black Diamond easily
-- we'd himself the better horse by
P!o .;ng the race and money
three straight beautifully
lifted bsats-2.2914, 2.29}4, and 80.
kLAth bl4A D-'D
:. &c swift and pretty mover as oBe
tan secs. and certainly few horses are
more handy breakers. But the two or
-Lroa times he did 20 up in the air, to
y. ~ onnearances lac would have to be
% or IN standstill for fresh start.
Dr. D. tTot so: after one or two lunges and
J d., ilmps. in which he lost nothing;
ST. ST. he was, again cutting the air With
eesv rapid motion, which won his
no ond carried off the free-fOr-an
ATM nurse. VelCX worked we'll, but
~ matched in Black Diamond,
,rbjIe Wells Fargo, from his appearance
W. 9eit would almost have been mis-
len for one OF the church oxen.
patueen the second aud third heats
q the frea.for.alI tr0t, the crowd was
t-.eted TO a very pretty exhibition OF
sISaI bv 2,vear-oId FLY, Maud Single
9 SpO'1 owned BY J. B. MorehOuse, OF O.,
d., She was backed to trot half
IL in % or better, which, however, )
che failed 10 do, accomplishing the dis :
tanca in / -Eemarkable time. how
eyar considering her age and oppor-
tuDiues. There was also
ANDIh LII L-AAAA'A4AS-N
iDterlarded Just here, which proved 10
baa valoving match between stable
how and 8 young blood about town.
The belhgerents were separated with
mt percsptible damage to each other by
IDENTITIES Pratt and Vandercook.
Next Tas
THREE QUARTER MILE RUNNING,
Best oin three.
Countess started heavy favorite,
with Retta and Torpedo in the field. p
Pools we're about 10 l on Countess. Is
The result of The heat proved the cor a
rectness OF the odds, for Countess ran b
her competitors hearts out and then | 9
ran away from them. Torpedo was IL
dislaDCed. Time, 100. In the second 81
heat but little interest was manifested IN
as it was very generally believed that II
Countess would beat the other mare un u
less she fell down, and this was by no "
means an imprObsbility, for The track CT
was now growing quite stiff and some p(
what slow from the rain fall. But, as was NJ
expected from the start. Countess con 1t
tlnued opening the gap until in
pretty well down the stretch, where she tn
slowed up, coming under the wire at an be
easy canteT, winning the race and money da
in 20. Liz
" THE NEXT RACE, I2e
Nile heats, there was some b pr Y
and exciting work done as eyer graced
8 track, -.
Early, Jr,, drew the pole, Nj lena sec ey
Ond place and Echo outside. An even al
start was secured, the horses getting Il
sWsy so close together that a blanket of
would almost have covered the lot. te
Early Jr.. at the pole, forged ahead. sh
Aept his place and made the running u
YIN the little mare at his flank and th
hcho but a few feet in the re
rear. These positions we're main th
l4lnea s2lll the lead of the stretch 81
was reached, when the mare
sfsPt as lar as Early'S saddle girths g
ma slowly picked him up until thew pr
NeFe running nose and nose in the last fl
"ehiy feet, though Early was under m
ne "hlp. The mare came abreast of tn
I'M ana showed her clear-cut muzzle To-
9uer the wire only about six inches in
uyance OF the tsVorite. The heat was
an amid bresthless excitement and
&c widest les enthusiasm prevailed when
l4ge webb announced that Ninena
az won the heat in the remarkably SA
3og time OF l,4S2z for by this time the Ca
.uu haa made running difficult. and Oh
le Track sui more slow. BEST heat 7 In
.el saw, was the comment on all ou
. IeSi coupled with, "She's a bird. and
llit to stay" etc. A rush was now su
Sue Tor the pool box, where E IrIr. pr
7, was selling against odds of So to sos a.
~. tne second heat Early, Jr., was "
Iuen by Feeney, Holiv's rider
lGIner close start was secured. when
ny pushed for the pole. which was
nCA1y snd neatly captured from the
are. Early again made the running m'
- 'oe mare at his throat latch, and | W
az. no trailing the pole horse. These O.
q were maintained until the last fas
"a, n as made coming into the stretch. Br
leu general attention was called m fay
uaIA morse, for as Early and the
~; re IN rounding the turn were carried
,'qe VIDE OF the pole, Echo. await
MS opportunity, shot into 6rs+
i,b.S SlLo intense excitement and
=. 81 winner by length. the
W WaIe coming in for second place =
,--,t!, ", the handsome and almost -,
-tSeScI tayo5ite, being retired In fbe II
re, ~ having been beaten twice hv ,bs
- OF his competitors. A snIen5iS at
81 IA I.ol, and very slow track N'--
{ O0lS on EchO wars soII;,.